John Roberton of Earnock, Sheriff-Clerk of Lanark

MAJOR JOHN ROBERTON OF EARNOCK

Marriage

John Roberton of Earnock married Elizabeth Hamilton. He is the father of Margaret Roberton, who married John Hamilton of Fairholm and had issue [The Peerage] http://www.thepeerage.com/p49246.htm#i492458

Major John Robertoun of Earnock married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of James Hamilton of Dalziel , by Margaret his wife, daughter of Sir Archibald Hamilton of Rosehall, by whom he had a son, James and three daughters- Anna, Marion, and Violet. In the Hamilton parish register there are five sons and six daughters [Earnock and its early proprietors: Roberton Genealogy] http://robertongenealogy.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/earnock-and-its-e...

Children

(1) James Roberton of Earnock, Captain in the Royal Regiment of Foot.

(2) Margaret Roberton

(3) Anne Robert on (Otherwise Anna Roberton. She married Captain James Gilchrist of Annsfield , RN.,whose mother was Grizel, only daughter and heiress of Patrick Hamilton of Neilsland. They had two issue – two daughters, co-heiresses – Grizel, married to Mr Boyes of Wellhall and Anne to Archibald, 9th Earl of Dundonald and was the mother of six sons, the eldest of whom was Thomas, 10th Earl , the celebrated Lord Dundonald, who was born at Eddlewood House, 15th December 1775. Another son was the Honourable William Erskine Cochrane, major in the 15th Dragoons, who served with distinction under Sir John Moore in Spain. After retiring from the army, he lived for some time in Eddlewood House, and farmed Annesfield, which he inherited, but latterly sold it along with Earnockmuir to Mr Dixon [Earnock and its early proprietors: Roberton Genealogy] http://robertongenealogy.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/earnock-and-its-e...

(4) Marion Roberton. She is the second daughter of Major John Robertoun (actually youngest child and sixth daughter. Hamilton Parish Register). She was married 12th January 1759 to James Hamilton, of Aikenhead, Cathcart, Renfrewshire and had issue, two sons, James, heir and successor, and John, who went to India as a merchant. They had also four daughers, Elizabeth, Marion, Mary and Anne, married to 1803 to David Marshall of Neilsland. This venerable and much respected lady died at Neilsland House on the 17th of February, 1865 in the 96th year of her age [Earnock and its early proprietors: Roberton Genealogy] http://robertongenealogy.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/earnock-and-its-e...

(5) Violet Roberton